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NESTLE WATERS NORTH AMERICA INC

14020 ELM ST., CABAZON, CA, 92230
Operated by Nestle USA · 1 of 378 establishments
312112Bottled Water Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
4
over 23 years
Violations
2
$18,425 in penalties
Penalties
$18,425
$9,213 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

NESTLE WATERS NORTH AMERICA INC has accumulated 2 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 23 years of recorded history, with $18,425 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 38th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 757 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 92nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

NESTLE WATERS NORTH AMERICA INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and CPSC product recalls records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
4
0.2 / yr · last 23 yrs
Violations
2
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$18,425
$9,213 avg / violation
50% serious50% other
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 4
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 4

25% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 2 distinct standards shown · 2 citations in this view · $18,425 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3384(B)11$18,000Jan 2019Jan 2019
3203(A)11$425Jan 2019Jan 2019

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

38th

Below average violations in NAICS 3121 within CA. Peer group: 757 employers. This establishment has 2 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
92nd
peer median: $1,250
Inspection frequency
92nd
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
10.1
vs industry
+8.1
TRIR
13.4
vs industry
+10.7

Reported for 30 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
13.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
3
Accident
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for NESTLE WATERS NORTH AMERICA INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Jul 24, 2018Amputated,Amputation,Caught By,Cleaning,Finger,Glove,Hand,Lathe,Shaft,Thumb11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
7 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for NESTLE WATERS NORTH AMERICA INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NESTLE WATERS NORTH AMERICA INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CA — for Nestle USA, not this location alone

Total cases
12
Unfair labor practice
5
Representation (union)
7

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Nestle USA locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 12 cases · 5 ULP · 7 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
21-CA-271708Unfair labor practiceJan 2021Feb 2021ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-RC-254390Representation electionJan 2020Feb 2020ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
32-RC-240612Representation electionMay 2019May 2019ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-RC-211854Representation electionDec 2017Jan 2018ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
21-CA-151746Unfair labor practiceMay 2015Jun 2015ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-151718Unfair labor practiceMay 2015Jun 2015ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-151714Unfair labor practiceMay 2015Jun 2015ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-151693Unfair labor practiceMay 2015Jun 2015ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-RC-150242Representation electionApr 2015May 2015ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-RC-150229Representation electionApr 2015Jun 2015ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-RC-150214Representation electionApr 2015May 2015ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-RC-150198Representation electionApr 2015Jun 2015ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for NESTLE WATERS NORTH AMERICA INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for NESTLE WATERS NORTH AMERICA INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for NESTLE WATERS NORTH AMERICA INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

CPSC product recalls

Total recalls
1
Last 5 years
0
Last 12 months
0
Units recalled
0

Top hazard: The screws holding the heat band in the dispensers can break or detach and cause the unit to overheat, posing a fire hazard.. Most recent recall: 2015-09-08. Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission, matched on company name.

CPSC recall roster

Every CPSC consumer-product recall associated with this manufacturer, most-recent first. Hazards reflect CPSC’s classification (laceration, fire, fall, choking, lead exposure, etc.). Each row links to the agency’s authoritative recall page for the full remedy / contact / recall-number detail. 1 recall shown · 1 distinct hazard categories.

RecallDateHazardsUnitsCPSC
Nestlé Waters North America Recalls Water Dispensers Due to Fire Hazard (Recall Alert)
#15751
Sep 2015The screws holding the heat band in the dispensers can break or detach and cause the unit to overheat, posing a fire hazard.View →

Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission. Recall details (specific products, sale dates, remedy instructions) live on the cpsc.gov record linked from each row.

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — NESTLE PURINA PETCARE CO (across 37 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$320K
Obligated (all-time)
$1.2B
Awards (all-time)
1,879

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2018-08-03Accident21$18,425
2006-05-03Planned0$0
2004-09-27Planned0$0
2002-11-04Planned0$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

NESTLE WATERS NORTH AMERICA INC is one of 378 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Nestle USA.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Nestle USA across all 378 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in bottled water manufacturing within CA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Nestle USA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NESTLE WATERS NORTH AMERICA INC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Nestle USA, which operates 378 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is NESTLE WATERS NORTH AMERICA INC's OSHA violation history?
NESTLE WATERS NORTH AMERICA INC has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 2 violations and $18,425 in total penalties.
How does NESTLE WATERS NORTH AMERICA INC's safety record compare to its industry?
NESTLE WATERS NORTH AMERICA INC operates in the bottled water manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.7. NESTLE WATERS NORTH AMERICA INC's self-reported DART rate is 10.07 compared to an industry average of 2.